umabay

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ abay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmabaj/ [ʔʊˈmaː.baɪ̯] (“to escort; to act as best man”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -abaj
  • IPA^(key): /ʔumaˈbaj/ [ʔʊ.mɐˈbaɪ̯] (“to lie or sleep beside”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: u‧ma‧bay

Verb

umabay (complete umabay, progressive umaabay, contemplative aabay, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔)

1. to escort; to be a consort

   Synonym: kumonsorte

2. to act as best man, bridesmaid, or maid-of-honor

   Umabay si Pedro sa kasal ni Juan.

   Pedro acted as a best man at Juan's wedding.

3. complete aspect of umabay

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umabay

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		abay ᜀᜊᜌ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔	umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔ ungmabay1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜊᜌ᜔	umaabay ᜂᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔ ungmaabay1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔ naabay2 ᜈ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔	aabay ᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔ maabay2 ᜋ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔	formal	kaaabay ᜃᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔	umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔ abay2 ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
				informal	kakaabay ᜃᜃᜀᜊᜌ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.

Verb

umabáy (complete umabay, progressive umaabay, contemplative aabay, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔)

1. to lie or sleep beside or close to another

   Synonyms: sumiping, tumabi, sumigbay

2. complete aspect of umabay

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umabay

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		abay ᜀᜊᜌ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔	umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔ ungmabay1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜊᜌ᜔	umaabay ᜂᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔ ungmaabay1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔ naabay2 ᜈ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔	aabay ᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔ maabay2 ᜋ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔	formal	kaaabay ᜃᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔	umabay ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔ abay2 ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
				informal	kakaabay ᜃᜃᜀᜊᜌ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.